Sensing and Control

Honeywell Introduces New Version of SmartPAC«-Hydraulic Press Automation Control

FREEPORT, Illinois, December 21, 2000 — The Sensing and Control Business of
Honeywell [NYSE:HON] has introduced a new version of the Wintriss« SmartPAC-Hydraulic press automation
control. Settings can now be automated for return on pressure and dwell time on hydraulic presses. Once the
return pressure and dwell time are programmed for each tool, SmartPAC-Hydraulic automatically sets those
values every time a tool is loaded.

This feature can be used on any hydraulic press that has manual control for setting the
return pressure, a timer to set the dwell time and a dedicated pressure transducer, available from Sensing
and Control as an extra-cost option.

Using a magnetostrictive transducer, SmartPAC-Hydraulic constantly monitors the ram
position. It stores top- and bottom-dead-center (TDC and BDC) positions and other settings in its
memory for up to 200 tools. SmartPAC-Hydraulic performs many of the same press control functions as
Honeywell’s original SmartPAC, and can use most of the same modules, including: